Pryor, James Chambers. NAVAL HYGIENE. Phila. (1918). Color and b/w plates. vii, 507 pp. Bound in brown cloth with gold spine lettering. Light cover wear, else very good condition. $175 This is the kind of book that brings me joy. It is a serious, comprehensive work dealing with hygiene and preventive care in the […] More >>
Archives for November 2012
Practice Makes (Nearly) Perfect
Sometimes the years seem to fly by like calendar leaves flapping off the wall in a corny movie. That was much the feeling at this year’s 36th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, held at the Hynes Convention Center. Old veterans of Bostons past walked the familiar aisles, nodding at one another – “Here we […] More >>
A Gazelle Speaks
So, to pick up where last week’s rather grim entry left off… On Monday October 29th I went on my Ten Pound Island website to check a catalog listing. What I found, instead of a catalog page, was a scary looking red sign warning that my site was a “Reported Attack Page!” My website had […] More >>
Of Webb and the Web
William Henry Webb was one of those American geniuses who come along every generation. Men of his type are not noted for their poetry or invention, but for their ability to assemble and organize all the disparate parts of what is known and, from this synthesis, to establish new standards of efficiency and scale. The […] More >>